2026 Sam Zhang: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	76	3314	3201	79	78	415	19500

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

3314

3201

415

19500

Overview

Sam Zhang is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their publication record includes a range of topics that cover Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, High Entropy Alloys Studies, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors.

Recent papers authored by or involving Sam Zhang include:

Intrinsic and environmental stability issues of perovskite photovoltaics, 2020, Progress in Energy
Is Ocean Acidification Really a Threat to Marine Calcifiers? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 980+ Studies Spanning Two Decades, 2022, Small
Mesoporous WO3-TiO2 heterojunction for a hydrogen gas sensor, 2021, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
Unraveling dual phase transformations in a CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy, 2021, Acta Materialia
Super-hard (MoSiTiVZr)Nx high-entropy nitride coatings, 2022, Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Sam Zhang has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

Deen Sun
Yiman Zhao
Jingchuan Li
Qunliang Song
Cunyun Xu

Their frequent publication venues reflect a broad engagement with various scientific journals and include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Surface and Coatings Technology
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Vacuum
Ceramics International

Best Publications

TiNi-based thin films in MEMS applications: a review

Yong Qing Fu;Yong Qing Fu;Hejun Du;Hejun Du;Wei Min Huang;Sam Zhang

956
Citations
Recent advances of superhard nanocomposite coatings: a review

Sam Zhang;Deen Sun;Yong Qing Fu;Hejun Du

654
Citations
Oxidation resistance of TiN, CrN, TiAlN and CrAlN coatings deposited by lateral rotating cathode arc

Y.C. Chim;X.Z. Ding;X.T. Zeng;S. Zhang

530
Citations
Toughness measurement of thin films: a critical review

Sam Zhang;Deen Sun;Yong Qing Fu;Hejun Du

463
Citations
Toughening of hard nanostructural thin films: a critical review

Sam Zhang;Deen Sun;Yong Qing Fu;Hejun Du

380
Citations
Toughness evaluation of hard coatings and thin films

Sam Zhang;Xiaomin Zhang

367
Citations
Materials for Energy

Sam Zhang

363
Citations
TiO2 nanotube arrays based flexible perovskite solar cells with transparent carbon nanotube electrode

Xiaoyan Wang;Zhen Li;Wenjing Xu;Sneha A. Kulkarni

317
Citations
Size Dependence of Defect-Induced Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in Undoped ZnO Nanoparticles

Xiaoyong Xu;Xiaoyong Xu;Chunxiang Xu;Jun Dai;Jingguo Hu

305
Citations
Toward hard yet tough ceramic coatings

Yu Xi Wang;Sam Zhang

270
Citations
Deposition of Cr Species at ( La , Sr ) ( Co , Fe ) O3 Cathodes of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

San Ping Jiang;Sam Zhang;Y. D. Zhen

254
Citations
High emissivity coatings for high temperature application: Progress and prospect

Xiaodong He;Yibin Li;Lidong Wang;Yue Sun

248
Citations
Functionally graded TiN/TiNi shape memory alloy films

Yong Qing Fu;Hejun Du;Sam Zhang

232
Citations
In vitro behavior of osteoblast-like cells on fluoridated hydroxyapatite coatings

Kui Cheng;Wenjian Weng;Huiming Wang;Sam Zhang

229
Citations
Non-Volatile Organic Memory Applications Enabled by In Situ Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles in a Self-Assembled Block Copolymer**

Wei Lin Leong;Pooi See Lee;Anup Lohani;Yeng Ming Lam

226
Citations
Ambient Fabrication of Large-Area Graphene Films via a Synchronous Reduction and Assembly Strategy

Xuebo Cao;Dianpeng Qi;Shengyan Yin;Jing Bu

224
Citations
ADHESION STRENGTH OF SOL-GEL DERIVED FLUORIDATED HYDROXYAPATITE COATINGS

Sam Zhang;Zeng Xianting;Wang Yongsheng;Cheng Kui

194
Citations
Growth of AlN films on Si (100) and Si (111) substrates by reactive magnetron sputtering

J.X. Zhang;H. Cheng;Y.Z. Chen;A. Uddin

193
Citations
Osteoblastic cell response on fluoridated hydroxyapatite coatings.

Yongsheng Wang;Sam Zhang;Xianting Zeng;Lwin Lwin Ma

190
Citations
Diffusion in mechanical alloying

L. Lu;M.O. Lai;S. Zhang

178
Citations
Microstructure and tribological properties of magnetron sputtered nc-TiC/a-C nanocomposite

Sam Zhang;Xuan Lam Bui;Jiaren Jiang;Xiaomin Li

171
Citations